Mars free-for-all: Monash course equips students for life on red planet

By Bridie Smith, Science Editor
Updated September 30 2016 - 10:18am, first published September 6 2016 - 9:56am
Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway and Tina Overton at the Victorian Space Science Education Centre. Photo: Steve Morton
Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway and Tina Overton at the Victorian Space Science Education Centre. Photo: Steve Morton
The course was developed by Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway and Tina Overton. Photo: Steve Morton
The course was developed by Jasmina Lazendic-Galloway and Tina Overton. Photo: Steve Morton
Surviving on the red planet won't be easy, as depicted in the film <i>The Martian</i>.
Surviving on the red planet won't be easy, as depicted in the film <i>The Martian</i>.
Matt Damon's character became unexpectedly self-sufficient in The Martian.
Matt Damon's character became unexpectedly self-sufficient in The Martian.

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